Author Archives: Lucy Tobias

Capture the rain with a rain barrel

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Lucy Tobias

Rain, rain, please come this way. Drop on down from the sky and stay. Here is a barrel put together just for you. Thank you for all the wonderful wet things you do. What can I say? It rhymes. I … Continue reading →

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Climbing a lighthouse for more than the view

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Lucy Tobias

I earned this T-shirt the old-fashioned way – by actually doing what it says – climbing 203 stairs to the top of Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse. The lighthouse is 175 feet tall and the view from the top looks … Continue reading →

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Lake City Splashes Color on its Walls

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Lucy Tobias

Harvey Campbell had a plan. “I want to take our Lake City officials down to Lake Placid so they can see the murals. ” He hoped to excite his local power makers into splashing color on walls as a way … Continue reading →

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Have a Blueberry Thrill

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Lucy Tobias

Need a thrill? Have a blueberry, or two or three or more. Your body will be thrilled. All berries are antioxidants. A holistic practitioner, Dr. Andrew Weil, says just a half cup of blueberries has the same antioxidant punch as … Continue reading →

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Searching for the Fountain of Youth

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Lucy Tobias

There comes a time when the words “the Fountain of Youth” sound pretty attractive. For me, that time is now. So off I go, thinking it will just be a myth, a dream Juan Ponce de Leon chased all over … Continue reading →

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